2 bedroom flat for sale

The Property
Approached through wrought iron security gates between a pair of lodge houses set at the end of a long private drive through open parkland and woodland. The main house of Great Hyde Hall was built in Tudor times and based upon the style of an Elizabethan courtyard house and was significantly remodelled by Sir Jeffry Wyatville in 1803. The setting is wonderful with some 40 acres of woodland, a number of ponds and parkland with a wide range of leisure and recreational facilities. 13 North Wing is a first floor apartment with period features including high ceilings, decorative coving and a superb marble fireplace and hearth with decorative mantle and surround.

The Accommodation
There is a very light and spacious communal hallway on the ground floor with a sweeping staircase rising to the first floor. One of the key features of the property are the excellent views across the communal grounds and from some of the windows, the open countryside beyond. The drawing room is a large well proportioned room with a large sash window and featuring the fireplace mentioned previously. This leads to the kitchen/breakfast room, well set up with a range of base and eye level units and appliances. There are 2 good size double bedrooms with views to side and front of the property. The master bedroom has a range of fitted wardrobes and an en-suite bathroom. The second bedroom is currently used as a dining room. Completing the
accommodation is a utility room and a family bathroom.

The Setting
As previously mentioned Great Hyde Hall is set in communal grounds of some 40 acres. There are many interesting features including a distinctive circular ornamental pond which overflows into a second pond and then down towards the River Stort. The extensive woodland contains a number of fine specimen trees including lime, oak, ash and beech and there are some impressive ornamental trees including a large evergreen oak close to the Hall. There are also sporting and leisure facilities including two tennis courts, a croquet lawn, a cricket field, a meadow, paddocks,
stabling for horses (by arrangement), and an area for vegetable gardens - which may be used by arrangement. There is extensive parking for both residents and visitors.

Location
Great Hyde Hall is situated close to Sawbridgeworth mainline railway station which provides access to London and Cambridge. The popular village of Sawbridgeworth offers a range of day to day amenities and schooling for all ages. Both the M11 and M25 motorways are close at hand, as are the neighbouring towns of Bishops Stortford and Harlow, both of which offer extensive shopping, educational and sporting amenities. Londons third International Airport is at Stansted.

Directions
leave Bishops Stortford on the B1383 (London Road) to Sawbridgeworth, on entering the village of Sawbridgeworth turn left at the double mini roundabout into Station Road, travel down the hill, over the railway crossing and turn second left into the entrance to Great Hyde Hall between the pair of lodge houses.
Local Authority - East Herts District Council